diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/application/application.py b/src/ahriman/application/application/application.py
index f6032a5c..2ae9874c 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/application/application.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/application/application.py
@@ -133,18 +133,18 @@ class Application(ApplicationPackages, ApplicationRepository):
         if not process_dependencies or not packages:
             return packages
 
-        def missing_dependencies(source: Iterable[Package]) -> dict[str, str | None]:
+        def missing_dependencies(sources: Iterable[Package]) -> dict[str, str | None]:
             # append list of known packages with packages which are in current sources
             satisfied_packages = known_packages | {
                 single
-                for package in source
-                for single in package.packages_full
+                for source in sources
+                for single in source.packages_full
             }
 
             return {
-                dependency: package.packager
-                for package in source
-                for dependency in package.depends_build
+                dependency: source.packager
+                for source in sources
+                for dependency in source.depends_build
                 if dependency not in satisfied_packages
             }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class Application(ApplicationPackages, ApplicationRepository):
                         # there is local cache, load package from it
                         leaf = Package.from_build(source_dir, self.repository.architecture, packager)
                     else:
-                        leaf = Package.from_aur(package_name, packager)
+                        leaf = Package.from_aur(package_name, packager, include_provides=True)
                     portion[leaf.base] = leaf
 
                     # register package in the database
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman.py b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman.py
index 9f616699..4865e35a 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman.py
@@ -255,3 +255,19 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
                 result.update(trim_package(provides) for provides in package.provides)
 
         return result
+
+    def provided_by(self, package_name: str) -> Generator[Package, None, None]:
+        """
+        search through databases and emit packages which provides the ``package_name``
+
+        Args:
+            package_name(str): package name to search
+
+        Yields:
+            Package: list of packages which were returned by the query
+        """
+        def is_package_provided(package: Package) -> bool:
+            return package_name in package.provides
+
+        for database in self.handle.get_syncdbs():
+            yield from filter(is_package_provided, database.search(package_name))
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/aur.py b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/aur.py
index 374a0783..f6cb0b08 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/aur.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/aur.py
@@ -130,15 +130,36 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         except StopIteration:
             raise UnknownPackageError(package_name) from None
 
-    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def package_provided_by(self, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+        """
+        get package list which provide the specified package name
+
+        Args:
+            package_name(str): package name to search
+            pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+
+        Returns:
+            list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
+        """
+        return [
+            package
+            # search api provides reduced models
+            for stub in self.package_search(package_name, pacman=pacman, search_by="provides")
+            # verity that found package actually provides it
+            if package_name in (package := self.package_info(stub.package_base, pacman=pacman)).provides
+        ]
+
+    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None, search_by: str | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search package in AUR web
 
         Args:
             *keywords(str): keywords to search
             pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+            search_by(str | None): search by keywords
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
         """
-        return self.aur_request("search", *keywords, by="name-desc")
+        search_by = search_by or "name-desc"
+        return self.aur_request("search", *keywords, by=search_by)
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official.py b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official.py
index e931b1f9..466f29e4 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official.py
@@ -127,15 +127,17 @@ class Official(Remote):
         except StopIteration:
             raise UnknownPackageError(package_name) from None
 
-    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None, search_by: str | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search package in AUR web
 
         Args:
             *keywords(str): keywords to search
             pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+            search_by(str | None): search by keywords
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
         """
-        return self.arch_request(*keywords, by="q")
+        search_by = search_by or "q"
+        return self.arch_request(*keywords, by=search_by)
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official_syncdb.py b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official_syncdb.py
index 95abeb8b..e1f954e0 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official_syncdb.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official_syncdb.py
@@ -59,3 +59,22 @@ class OfficialSyncdb(Official):
             return next(AURPackage.from_pacman(package) for package in pacman.package(package_name))
         except StopIteration:
             raise UnknownPackageError(package_name) from None
+
+    def package_provided_by(self, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+        """
+        get package list which provide the specified package name
+
+        Args:
+            package_name(str): package name to search
+            pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+
+        Returns:
+            list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
+        """
+        if pacman is None:
+            return []
+
+        return [
+            AURPackage.from_pacman(package)
+            for package in pacman.provided_by(package_name)
+        ]
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/remote.py b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/remote.py
index 6e11b896..370e0b29 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/remote.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/remote.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 from ahriman.core.alpm.pacman import Pacman
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import UnknownPackageError
 from ahriman.core.http import SyncHttpClient
 from ahriman.models.aur_package import AURPackage
 
@@ -41,22 +42,36 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
     """
 
     @classmethod
-    def info(cls, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None = None) -> AURPackage:
+    def info(cls, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None = None, include_provides: bool = False) -> AURPackage:
         """
-        get package info by its name
+        get package info by its name. If ``include_provides`` is set to ``True``, then, in addition, this method
+        will perform search by :attr:`ahriman.models.aur_package.AURPackage.provides` and return first package found.
+        Note, however, that in this case some implementation might not provide this method and search result will might
+        not be stable
 
         Args:
             package_name(str): package name to search
             pacman(Pacman | None, optional): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
                 (Default value = None)
+            include_provides(bool, optional): search by provides if no exact match found (Default value = False)
 
         Returns:
             AURPackage: package which match the package name
+
+        Raises:
+            UnknownPackageError: if requested package not found
         """
-        return cls().package_info(package_name, pacman=pacman)
+        instance = cls()
+        try:
+            return instance.package_info(package_name, pacman=pacman)
+        except UnknownPackageError:
+            if include_provides and (provided_by := instance.package_provided_by(package_name, pacman=pacman)):
+                return next(iter(provided_by))
+            raise
 
     @classmethod
-    def multisearch(cls, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None = None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def multisearch(cls, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None = None,
+                    search_by: str | None = None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search in remote repository by using API with multiple words. This method is required in order to handle
         https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/49133. In addition, short words will be dropped
@@ -65,6 +80,7 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
             *keywords(str): search terms, e.g. "ahriman", "is", "cool"
             pacman(Pacman | None, optional): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
                 (Default value = None)
+            search_by(str | None, optional): search by keywords (Default value = None)
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages each of them matches all search terms
@@ -72,7 +88,7 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
         instance = cls()
         packages: dict[str, AURPackage] = {}
         for term in filter(lambda word: len(word) >= 3, keywords):
-            portion = instance.search(term, pacman=pacman)
+            portion = instance.package_search(term, pacman=pacman, search_by=search_by)
             packages = {
                 package.name: package  # not mistake to group them by name
                 for package in portion
@@ -114,7 +130,7 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @classmethod
-    def search(cls, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None = None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def search(cls, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None = None, search_by: str | None = None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search package in AUR web
 
@@ -122,11 +138,12 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
             *keywords(str): search terms, e.g. "ahriman", "is", "cool"
             pacman(Pacman | None, optional): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
                 (Default value = None)
+            search_by(str | None, optional): search by keywords (Default value = None)
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
         """
-        return cls().package_search(*keywords, pacman=pacman)
+        return cls().package_search(*keywords, pacman=pacman, search_by=search_by)
 
     def package_info(self, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None) -> AURPackage:
         """
@@ -144,13 +161,28 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def package_provided_by(self, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+        """
+        get package list which provide the specified package name
+
+        Args:
+            package_name(str): package name to search
+            pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+
+        Returns:
+            list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
+        """
+        del package_name, pacman
+        return []
+
+    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None, search_by: str | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search package in AUR web
 
         Args:
             *keywords(str): keywords to search
             pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+            search_by(str | None): search by keywords
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/tree.py b/src/ahriman/core/tree.py
index 7b5fae49..074a03af 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/tree.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/tree.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Leaf:
 
     Attributes:
         dependencies(set[str]): list of package dependencies
+        items(list[str]): list of packages in this leaf including provides
         package(Package): leaf package properties
     """
 
@@ -42,17 +43,9 @@ class Leaf:
             package(Package): package properties
         """
         self.package = package
+        # store frequently used properties
         self.dependencies = package.depends_build
-
-    @property
-    def items(self) -> Iterable[str]:
-        """
-        extract all packages from the leaf
-
-        Returns:
-            Iterable[str]: packages containing in this leaf
-        """
-        return self.package.packages.keys()
+        self.items = self.package.packages_full
 
     def is_dependency(self, packages: Iterable[Leaf]) -> bool:
         """
diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/package.py b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
index 27d7d6a3..4a74a893 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/package.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
@@ -213,18 +213,19 @@ class Package(LazyLogging):
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_aur(cls, name: str, packager: str | None = None) -> Self:
+    def from_aur(cls, name: str, packager: str | None = None, *, include_provides: bool = False) -> Self:
         """
         construct package properties from AUR page
 
         Args:
             name(str): package name (either base or normal name)
             packager(str | None, optional): packager to be used for this build (Default value = None)
+            include_provides(bool, optional): search by provides if no exact match found (Default value = False)
 
         Returns:
             Self: package properties
         """
-        package = AUR.info(name)
+        package = AUR.info(name, include_provides=include_provides)
 
         remote = RemoteSource(
             source=PackageSource.AUR,
@@ -310,7 +311,8 @@ class Package(LazyLogging):
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_official(cls, name: str, pacman: Pacman, packager: str | None = None, *, use_syncdb: bool = True) -> Self:
+    def from_official(cls, name: str, pacman: Pacman, packager: str | None = None, *, use_syncdb: bool = True,
+                      include_provides: bool = False) -> Self:
         """
         construct package properties from official repository page
 
@@ -319,11 +321,13 @@ class Package(LazyLogging):
             pacman(Pacman): alpm wrapper instance
             packager(str | None, optional): packager to be used for this build (Default value = None)
             use_syncdb(bool, optional): use pacman databases instead of official repositories RPC (Default value = True)
+            include_provides(bool, optional): search by provides if no exact match found (Default value = False)
 
         Returns:
             Self: package properties
         """
-        package = OfficialSyncdb.info(name, pacman=pacman) if use_syncdb else Official.info(name)
+        impl = OfficialSyncdb if use_syncdb else Official
+        package = impl.info(name, pacman=pacman, include_provides=include_provides)
 
         remote = RemoteSource(
             source=PackageSource.Repository,
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application.py b/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application.py
index ec15b97f..5df929c4 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call as MockCall
 
 from ahriman.application.application import Application
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ def test_with_dependencies(application: Application, package_ahriman: Package, p
         mock.packages_full = [package_base]
         return mock
 
+    def get_package(name: str | Path, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Package:
+        name = name if isinstance(name, str) else name.name
+        return packages[name]
+
     package_python_schedule.packages = {
         package_python_schedule.base: package_python_schedule.packages[package_python_schedule.base]
     }
@@ -87,10 +93,8 @@ def test_with_dependencies(application: Application, package_ahriman: Package, p
     }
 
     mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", autospec=True, side_effect=lambda p: p.name == "python")
-    package_aur_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.from_aur",
-                                    side_effect=lambda *args: packages[args[0]])
-    package_local_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.from_build",
-                                      side_effect=lambda *args: packages[args[0].name])
+    package_aur_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.from_aur", side_effect=get_package)
+    package_local_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.from_build", side_effect=get_package)
     packages_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application._known_packages",
                                  return_value={"devtools", "python-build", "python-pytest"})
     status_client_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.Client.set_unknown")
@@ -98,8 +102,8 @@ def test_with_dependencies(application: Application, package_ahriman: Package, p
     result = application.with_dependencies([package_ahriman], process_dependencies=True)
     assert {package.base: package for package in result} == packages
     package_aur_mock.assert_has_calls([
-        MockCall(package_python_schedule.base, package_ahriman.packager),
-        MockCall("python-installer", package_ahriman.packager),
+        MockCall(package_python_schedule.base, package_ahriman.packager, include_provides=True),
+        MockCall("python-installer", package_ahriman.packager, include_provides=True),
     ], any_order=True)
     package_local_mock.assert_has_calls([
         MockCall(application.repository.paths.cache_for("python"), "x86_64", package_ahriman.packager),
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_aur.py b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_aur.py
index 50b50183..216f43b9 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_aur.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_aur.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import requests
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call as MockCall
 
 from ahriman.core.alpm.remote import AUR
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import PackageInfoError, UnknownPackageError
@@ -132,17 +132,46 @@ def test_package_info(aur: AUR, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, mocker: MockerF
 
 def test_package_info_not_found(aur: AUR, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
-    must raise UnknownPackage exception in case if no package was found
+    must raise UnknownPackageError in case if no package was found
     """
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.aur_request", return_value=[])
     with pytest.raises(UnknownPackageError, match=aur_package_ahriman.name):
         assert aur.package_info(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None)
 
 
+def test_package_provided_by(aur: AUR, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage,
+                             mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must search for packages which provide required one
+    """
+    aur_package_ahriman.provides.append(aur_package_ahriman.name)
+    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.package_search", return_value=[
+        aur_package_ahriman, aur_package_akonadi
+    ])
+    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.package_info", side_effect=[
+        aur_package_ahriman, aur_package_akonadi
+    ])
+
+    assert aur.package_provided_by(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None) == [aur_package_ahriman]
+    search_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None, search_by="provides")
+    info_mock.assert_has_calls([
+        MockCall(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None), MockCall(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=None)
+    ])
+
+
 def test_package_search(aur: AUR, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must make request for search
     """
     request_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.aur_request", return_value=[aur_package_ahriman])
-    assert aur.package_search(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None) == [aur_package_ahriman]
+    assert aur.package_search(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None, search_by=None) == [aur_package_ahriman]
     request_mock.assert_called_once_with("search", aur_package_ahriman.name, by="name-desc")
+
+
+def test_package_search_provides(aur: AUR, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must make request for search with custom field
+    """
+    request_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.aur_request")
+    aur.package_search(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=None, search_by="provides")
+    request_mock.assert_called_once_with("search", aur_package_ahriman.name, by="provides")
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official.py b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official.py
index bb178377..5e1fa82a 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_package_info(official: Official, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage, mocke
 
 def test_package_info_not_found(official: Official, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
-    must raise UnknownPackage exception in case if no package was found
+    must raise UnknownPackageError in case if no package was found
     """
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Official.arch_request", return_value=[])
     with pytest.raises(UnknownPackageError, match=aur_package_ahriman.name):
@@ -119,5 +119,16 @@ def test_package_search(official: Official, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage, moc
     """
     request_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Official.arch_request",
                                 return_value=[aur_package_akonadi])
-    assert official.package_search(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=None) == [aur_package_akonadi]
+    assert official.package_search(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=None, search_by=None) == [
+        aur_package_akonadi,
+    ]
     request_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_akonadi.name, by="q")
+
+
+def test_package_search_name(official: Official, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must make request for search with custom field
+    """
+    request_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Official.arch_request")
+    official.package_search(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=None, search_by="name")
+    request_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_akonadi.name, by="name")
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official_syncdb.py b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official_syncdb.py
index c9accfd5..e0eefd67 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official_syncdb.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_official_syncdb.py
@@ -16,18 +16,14 @@ def test_package_info(official_syncdb: OfficialSyncdb, aur_package_akonadi: AURP
     mocker.patch("ahriman.models.aur_package.AURPackage.from_pacman", return_value=aur_package_akonadi)
     get_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.pacman.Pacman.package", return_value=[aur_package_akonadi])
 
-    package = official_syncdb.package_info(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=pacman)
+    assert official_syncdb.package_info(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=pacman) == aur_package_akonadi
     get_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_akonadi.name)
-    assert package == aur_package_akonadi
 
 
-def test_package_info_no_pacman(official_syncdb: OfficialSyncdb, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage,
-                                mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+def test_package_info_no_pacman(official_syncdb: OfficialSyncdb, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage) -> None:
     """
     must raise UnknownPackageError if no pacman set
     """
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.pacman.Pacman.package", return_value=[aur_package_akonadi])
-
     with pytest.raises(UnknownPackageError, match=aur_package_akonadi.name):
         official_syncdb.package_info(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=None)
 
@@ -40,3 +36,22 @@ def test_package_info_not_found(official_syncdb: OfficialSyncdb, aur_package_ako
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.pacman.Pacman.package", return_value=[])
     with pytest.raises(UnknownPackageError, match=aur_package_akonadi.name):
         assert official_syncdb.package_info(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=pacman)
+
+
+def test_package_provided_by(official_syncdb: OfficialSyncdb, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman,
+                             mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must search by provides in database
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.models.aur_package.AURPackage.from_pacman", return_value=aur_package_akonadi)
+    get_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.pacman.Pacman.provided_by", return_value=[aur_package_akonadi])
+
+    assert official_syncdb.package_provided_by(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=pacman) == [aur_package_akonadi]
+    get_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_akonadi.name)
+
+
+def test_package_provided_by_no_pacman(official_syncdb: OfficialSyncdb, aur_package_akonadi: AURPackage) -> None:
+    """
+    must return empty list if no pacman set
+    """
+    assert official_syncdb.package_provided_by(aur_package_akonadi.name, pacman=None) == []
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_remote.py b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_remote.py
index 8b5ddb38..7654c8ed 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/test_remote.py
@@ -5,16 +5,53 @@ from unittest.mock import call as MockCall
 
 from ahriman.core.alpm.pacman import Pacman
 from ahriman.core.alpm.remote import Remote
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import UnknownPackageError
 from ahriman.models.aur_package import AURPackage
 
 
-def test_info(pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+def test_info(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must call info method
     """
-    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_info")
-    Remote.info("ahriman", pacman=pacman)
-    info_mock.assert_called_once_with("ahriman", pacman=pacman)
+    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
+    assert Remote.info(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=pacman) == aur_package_ahriman
+    info_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=pacman)
+
+
+def test_info_not_found(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must raise UnknownPackageError if no package found and search by provides is disabled
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_info",
+                 side_effect=UnknownPackageError(aur_package_ahriman.name))
+    with pytest.raises(UnknownPackageError):
+        Remote.info(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=pacman)
+
+
+def test_info_include_provides(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must perform search through provides list is set
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_info",
+                 side_effect=UnknownPackageError(aur_package_ahriman.name))
+    provided_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_provided_by",
+                                 return_value=[aur_package_ahriman])
+
+    assert Remote.info(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=pacman, include_provides=True) == aur_package_ahriman
+    provided_mock.assert_called_once_with(aur_package_ahriman.name, pacman=pacman)
+
+
+def test_info_include_provides_not_found(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman,
+                                         mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must raise UnknownPackageError if no package found and search by provides returns empty list
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_info",
+                 side_effect=UnknownPackageError(aur_package_ahriman.name))
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_provided_by", return_value=[])
+
+    with pytest.raises(UnknownPackageError):
+        Remote.info("ahriman", pacman=pacman, include_provides=True)
 
 
 def test_multisearch(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -22,10 +59,13 @@ def test_multisearch(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman, mocker: Mo
     must search in AUR with multiple words
     """
     terms = ["ahriman", "is", "cool"]
-    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.search", return_value=[aur_package_ahriman])
+    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_search", return_value=[aur_package_ahriman])
 
-    assert Remote.multisearch(*terms, pacman=pacman) == [aur_package_ahriman]
-    search_mock.assert_has_calls([MockCall("ahriman", pacman=pacman), MockCall("cool", pacman=pacman)])
+    assert Remote.multisearch(*terms, pacman=pacman, search_by="name") == [aur_package_ahriman]
+    search_mock.assert_has_calls([
+        MockCall("ahriman", pacman=pacman, search_by="name"),
+        MockCall("cool", pacman=pacman, search_by="name"),
+    ])
 
 
 def test_multisearch_empty(pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -33,7 +73,7 @@ def test_multisearch_empty(pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     must return empty list if no long terms supplied
     """
     terms = ["it", "is"]
-    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.search")
+    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_search")
 
     assert Remote.multisearch(*terms, pacman=pacman) == []
     search_mock.assert_not_called()
@@ -43,9 +83,9 @@ def test_multisearch_single(aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman, moc
     """
     must search in AUR with one word
     """
-    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.search", return_value=[aur_package_ahriman])
+    search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_search", return_value=[aur_package_ahriman])
     assert Remote.multisearch("ahriman", pacman=pacman) == [aur_package_ahriman]
-    search_mock.assert_called_once_with("ahriman", pacman=pacman)
+    search_mock.assert_called_once_with("ahriman", pacman=pacman, search_by=None)
 
 
 def test_remote_git_url(remote: Remote) -> None:
@@ -69,8 +109,8 @@ def test_search(pacman: Pacman, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     must call search method
     """
     search_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Remote.package_search")
-    Remote.search("ahriman", pacman=pacman)
-    search_mock.assert_called_once_with("ahriman", pacman=pacman)
+    Remote.search("ahriman", pacman=pacman, search_by="name")
+    search_mock.assert_called_once_with("ahriman", pacman=pacman, search_by="name")
 
 
 def test_package_info(remote: Remote, pacman: Pacman) -> None:
@@ -81,9 +121,16 @@ def test_package_info(remote: Remote, pacman: Pacman) -> None:
         remote.package_info("package", pacman=pacman)
 
 
+def test_package_provided_by(remote: Remote, pacman: Pacman) -> None:
+    """
+    must return empty list for provides method
+    """
+    assert remote.package_provided_by("package", pacman=pacman) == []
+
+
 def test_package_search(remote: Remote, pacman: Pacman) -> None:
     """
     must raise NotImplemented for missing package search method
     """
     with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-        remote.package_search("package", pacman=pacman)
+        remote.package_search("package", pacman=pacman, search_by=None)
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/test_pacman.py b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/test_pacman.py
index f3d0f48e..2070301e 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/test_pacman.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/alpm/test_pacman.py
@@ -282,3 +282,10 @@ def test_packages_with_provides(pacman: Pacman) -> None:
     """
     assert "sh" in pacman.packages()
     assert "mysql" in pacman.packages()  # mariadb
+
+
+def test_package_provided_by(pacman: Pacman) -> None:
+    """
+    must search through the provides lists
+    """
+    assert list(pacman.provided_by("sh"))
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py b/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py
index 42775f88..0d65ae78 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py
@@ -195,6 +195,32 @@ def test_tree_levels_sorted() -> None:
     assert third == [leaf2.package, leaf4.package]
 
 
+def test_tree_levels_provides() -> None:
+    """
+    must build tree according to provides list
+    """
+    leaf1 = Leaf(
+        Package(
+            base="package1",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            remote=RemoteSource(source=PackageSource.AUR),
+            packages={"package1": PackageDescription(depends=["package3"])},
+        )
+    )
+    leaf2 = Leaf(
+        Package(
+            base="package2",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            remote=RemoteSource(source=PackageSource.AUR),
+            packages={"package2": PackageDescription(provides=["package3"])},
+        )
+    )
+
+    first, second = Tree([leaf1, leaf2]).levels()
+    assert first == [leaf2.package]
+    assert second == [leaf1.package]
+
+
 def test_tree_partitions() -> None:
     """
     must divide tree into partitions
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py b/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py
index a3815381..d72eec1e 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py
@@ -167,15 +167,26 @@ def test_from_aur(package_ahriman: Package, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, moc
     """
     must construct package from aur
     """
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
+    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
 
     package = Package.from_aur(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.packager)
+    info_mock.assert_called_once_with(package_ahriman.base, include_provides=False)
     assert package_ahriman.base == package.base
     assert package_ahriman.version == package.version
     assert package_ahriman.packages.keys() == package.packages.keys()
     assert package_ahriman.packager == package.packager
 
 
+def test_from_aur_include_provides(package_ahriman: Package, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage,
+                                   mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must construct package from aur by using provides list
+    """
+    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.AUR.info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
+    Package.from_aur(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.packager, include_provides=True)
+    info_mock.assert_called_once_with(package_ahriman.base, include_provides=True)
+
+
 def test_from_build(package_ahriman: Package, mocker: MockerFixture, resource_path_root: Path) -> None:
     """
     must construct package from PKGBUILD
@@ -269,14 +280,25 @@ def test_from_json_view_3(package_tpacpi_bat_git: Package) -> None:
     assert Package.from_json(package_tpacpi_bat_git.view()) == package_tpacpi_bat_git
 
 
+def test_from_official_include_provides(package_ahriman: Package, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman,
+                                        mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must construct package from official repository
+    """
+    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Official.info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
+    Package.from_official(package_ahriman.base, pacman, package_ahriman.packager, include_provides=True)
+    info_mock.assert_called_once_with(package_ahriman.base, pacman=pacman, include_provides=True)
+
+
 def test_from_official(package_ahriman: Package, aur_package_ahriman: AURPackage, pacman: Pacman,
                        mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must construct package from official repository
     """
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Official.info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
+    info_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.alpm.remote.Official.info", return_value=aur_package_ahriman)
 
     package = Package.from_official(package_ahriman.base, pacman, package_ahriman.packager)
+    info_mock.assert_called_once_with(package_ahriman.base, pacman=pacman, include_provides=False)
     assert package_ahriman.base == package.base
     assert package_ahriman.version == package.version
     assert package_ahriman.packages.keys() == package.packages.keys()